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Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Nancy (Doniphan, MO) on 10/17/2006
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I am soooo thankful I came across your website. I have been dealing with a 4mm kidney stone since first part of Sept. Finally had a xray a few days ago and determine it. IT was in the tube and trying to go into the bladder. Dr. wanted to do what they normally do because he said it was to big to past on my own BUT I was willing to try anything. And praise the LORD the lemon juice and olive oil worked (2oz.lemon juice and 2oz. olive oil). I took a dose on Monday night the 16th and took one when I got up this morning and then this evening and at 7:30 I passed the thing. Thank you Lord!!! : ) I truly believe God lead me to your site and I'm sooo thankful again that it worked for me. God bless!
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Posted by Dwayne (Christiansburg, VA) on 10/12/2006
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Olive oil & Lemon Juice cured: Kidney stones? Inconclusive but it sure eased my back pain! I was passing a stone prior to trying this remedy but I do have an overall positive impression on this remedy just for this 'side-affect' alone.
Taking topamax for migraines which is also a diuretic [sp?] that can cause kidney stones... which, it has. :( After a late night battle with my first I found this 'cure' & thought I would give it a try.
FYI - I also have mild/moderate rheumatoid arthritis which causes me back & neck pain so it's not so easy to tell where the kidney pain begins & the back pain ends given that both are gradual onset. (The kidney stone wasn't "gradual onset" - I can tell ya that! [8*0 ... Gradual to leave, yes. Gradual in onset, NO. :( )
There wasn't any call for a particular type of olive oil so I grabbed the cheapest type - Extra Virgin so if there is some distinction to be made it should be mentioned. Mixing this stuff up well with the lemon juice makes it "ok" to drink if you just gulp it right down. Especially once you've survived a stone passing and keep in mind that this is to prevent a recurrence. It doesn't taste THAT bad and isn't hard on your stomach. I ate some bread afterward to help it 'lay still' in my stomach which might help those with queasy stomachs or delicate digestive tracts. (There was no real problems on the way out either with too soft of stool, which I was worried about given the big gulp of oil. This is not mentioned above so I mention it here.)
The next day I only noticed two things, one was an aroma of olive oil and once, maybe twice a very, VERY slight -'ping'- sensation like something had dropped in my urinary tract but when I rushed to the bathroom I couldn't see anything when I urinated. Urine was clear and no way to really tell if there were more stones. No further pain or other indication.
The thing I've noticed is that my back pain seems to have reduced dramatically. There was some noticeable pain associated with the kidney area and I am quite sure that there are issues associate with my medication and kidney stones. This remedy seems to ease my neck & middle back pain as well although it may be coincidental - just because of the medication affecting my kidneys and the subsequent kidney pain radiating outward that makes me feel miserable all over.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Mary (Key West, FL) on 10/09/2006
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The olive oil and lemon juice didn't work at all. I was really hoping with all my heart it would work. I drank the vile liquid and nothing changed. A KUB showed my stone was still in the same place, (right above the bladder) as it was before. I go in in 2 days to have it surgically removed. I'm tired of playing around with this stone.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Adena (England) on 10/07/2006
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This didn't work for me and I was really disappointed. It didn't taste bad so I'm prepared to try again.
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Posted by Boo (Cleveland, England) on 10/26/2011
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Didn't work for me either unfortunately and I damn near overdosed on the stuff! Sure wish I could pass my 5mm stone and get my life back on track.
Oh well, back to searching for remedies ....
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Posted by Maureen (Chicago, IL) on 10/01/2006
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2 oz lemon mixed w 2 oz olive oil cured kidney stones. I happened to find this site three weeks ago, and then two weeks ago my ex-husband called me from the emergency room to tell me he had a kidney stone that was too large to pass. He filled his prescription for pain pills and scheduled the surgery for last week, knowing what it involved, because he's had them eight or nine times in the past. I sent him a link to the testimonies on your site and he wrote back that it sounded terrible. I replied, "As terrible as having surgery?" I didn't hear anything more from him and then saw him yesterday at a function for my son. I asked if he had the surgery and he said, "No, I went in for an exam and one more xray before scheduling the surgery and the doctor couldn't find anything. It's gone." I'm so thrilled that this worked for him and I can't wait to tell everyone about it. I'm just curious if he passed them already w/o realizing it? That would seem odd to me, but I've never had these things (knock on wood). At any rate, mark one more person down in the Yay column.
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Posted by Sheldon (Glendale, AZ) on 09/21/2006
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Re: Lemon juice and olive oil -- THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! I had blood in my urine and was diagnosed with 4 stones, 4mm on up to 1cm. Was referred to urologist. 2 days before going there, I drank the horrible tasting (gagging, really) concoction of 2oz lemon juice and 2oz olive oil. Within a day, my blood in urine was gone, along with almost all of the pain! Urologist said only one stone left, a big one, and will get another xray in 2 weeks to check on it. Needless to say, I will be gagging down the concoction every day until that appointment. I also noticed TODAY that my urine has gravel in it-the damned stones disintegrated! Thanks again for the cure. Beats lithotripsy, even the new one with no water/tub!
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Posted by Jesse (Pinellas Park, FL) on 09/13/2006
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Greetings to all. I just wanted to comment on the Lemon Juice and Olive Oil remedy for Kidney Stones. I had, not so long ago, my first experience with kidney stones with a 5-7cm stone. As big headed as I am, I didn't know what was going on, or go to the hospital until it had already passed out of my kidney and into my ureter, which dismayed the hospital. Too late for a stint, should have been too big to pass, lucky for me it broke up into a few smaller pieces. Now, I had two major episodes during this period, one while I was at work which was...well, let's just say I've been hurt in almost any way you can think of, so home remedies aren't my thing. The first episode put me on my knee's in my workplace restroom, completely unexpected. But that didn't stop it, it continued when I went home for almost a day. Sweating, tears and agony even with medications to ease my pain. I looked up this remedy, said what the heck, every time I felt the pains in the groin area, I took the 4 ounces (2 Lemon Juice, 2 Olive Oil) while holding my nose, twice. By the morning, scared to attempt to use the restroom knowing I was in for more pain, I bit the bullet and did my business. Low and behold, even though the rest were smaller, they were plentiful (half an pencil eraser tip or less). I'm not going to say FOR SURE that this worked; however, I will say, whatever MAY help, DO IT! Even my doctor was wowed to hear that it may have helped and actually gave it some thought, the oil coats and the lemon juice helps break the stone down as well as a neutralizer. I hope this helps others and I hope you all feel better!
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Posted by Jenny (Southgate, MI) on 08/21/2006
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I was admitted to emergency on aug 5th, w/ excruciating pain and vomiting. I was told I had multiple,but passable kidney stones in both kidneys..I read eveything from natural cures to "buy my report " cures and I can't take any more! I am so full of water my eyes are floating..lol I tried this olive oil and lemon juice and it made me nauseated all day and nothing more, do i need to try again or is there any other way..? please help.. I don't want to pay $50.00 for a cure that may or may not work..PLEASE HELP.
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Posted by Jay (El Paso, TX) on 08/16/2006
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I tried this remedy and did not work for me, I have 3 stones the bigger is 7mm, I have tried a lot of stuff, I don't want the surgery because no insurance for now, so I will keep trying and will let you guys know what works for me. Thank you.
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Posted by Lanne (Winston Salem, NC) on 08/15/2006
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I found this web site today and tried the lemon juice on my husband who has had a stone for more than two weeks. The stone showed up on a CT scan last Wed. The Dr. gave him meds to relieve the pain etc. He has an appointment with the Dr. tmro and he will be taking the stone with him. As of 11:00 PM EST only 5 hours after drinking the lemon juice and olive oil he passed the stone. They were planning on putting him in the hospital and removing it. It works!! It really works!! Praise The Lord!! The stone is about 7mm.
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Posted by Lisa (USA) on 08/14/2006
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THANKS CINDI! I have have kidney stones for "ever" it seems like they mainly hurt on my right, after several times to the hospital for treatment and a lithotripsoy, it seemed endless well in Feb. I thought my kidneys were on another spell so.. off to the hospital, well.. it was my appendix. I had emergency surgery for that and my kidneys never hurt anymore so.. of course I thought it was my appendix and not my kidneys. then last week my left side starting hurting, so.. I started crying cause I didn't want that pain anymore. I read this and tried it and within 10 min. I don't hurt anymore!!! I haven't passed the stone yet but I am so convinced that I will. I was told they are 7mm.
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Posted by Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 06/14/2012
Thank you for your informed feedback. Its good to get it with a bit of Science attached.
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Posted by David (Sun City, FL) on 08/06/2006
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I started having lower-right back pain a couple of weeks ago. I knew it was a possible kidney stone as I had a couple of them about 15 years ago when I was in my early twenties. I quickly went to my doctor as I knew the pain would rapidly increase. The pain was almost unbearable by the time I got a pain shot. He prescribed some Percocet (pain pills) and some Ibuprofen and sent me home. I was glad to get some pain medicine because I thought I would just go home and pass the stone. That was what happened with both of my stones that I passed 15 years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to be that easy this time. So for the next week I would have severe pain for about a day and a half and then the pain would stop for another day and a half and then the cycle would repeat. I tried the 'jump and bump' method of passing stones. This is where you jump 2-4 inches and land with your legs locked and it kind of jars your body to try and get the stone to drop. I probably jumped so much that I am now probably a few inches shorter. Well this didn't work. So I went back to the doctor and got an ultrasound and an IVP scan. This is where they inject you with a dye and take a bunch of x-rays. The results showed everything was normal (no stones!). The doctor was surprised that everything was ok so he scheduled me to get a CT scan thinking the pain might be something behind the kidney. That night I did some more research on 'right flank pain' and found this site. I saw the 2oz lemon juice/olive oil recipe and decided to try it. I got some lemons and squeezed them into a measuring cup and got about 1/2 cup. Since I needed to use the same amount of olive oil, that would make a whole cup of this stuff to drink. I didn't think I drink all of that and keep it down so I used a 1/4 cup of each. It actually didn't taste bad. It just makes your lips feel weird (oily). I chased it with a bottle of water. After after about 15 minutes I actually felt a tingling feeling in my right lower flank. At the time I thought it must just be my imagination. I drank this in the afternoon. The next day no stones came out. But the following morning I passed a huge stone 9-10mm that had some very sharp crystalline formations attached to it. I was so happy. I then canceled my CT scan and I can't wait to show my doctor. I am going to get my stone analyzed so I will know what type it is but I think the best thing is to drink more water every day. Many thanks to this site. I wish I had tried this a week earlier.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Kendra (White Rock, B.c. Canada) on 07/13/2010
If you can pass a 9mm one then, I can certainly pass a 7 that is stuck in my ureter. I don't want that surgery! The stent sounds horrible, and I already have an irritated bladder. I keep reading that a 7mm one won't pass, but some people say this is not true. Thanks.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Steven (Ocala, FL) on 07/24/2006
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I was billed $3,000 at a local emergency room to find out I had a kidney stone. The shock of such a high bill for not even two hours work which didn't even eliminate the problem was about as bad as the excruciating pain. I luckily found your site online and thought, "What the hey? It isn't poisonous, so I'll give it a try" The next day I was in even worse pain but at least I could feel that the stone was moving. The pain completely stopped, and the following day, without any pain at all, I passed the stone. End of story. So put me down in the Yes It Works column!! And thank you for sharing your cure.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Frank (Hershey, PA) on 07/22/2006
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I passed a kidney stone 20 hours after drinking the mixture of 2 ounces each of lemon juice and olive oil followed by a large glass of water. I started having kidney stone pain at 1:00 a.m. Thursday. The pain was extremely severe all day Friday. My wife found your web site with the #1 remedy for lemon juice and olive oil. I was in so much pain I immediately tried the remedy at 8:40 pm on Friday. Within 1/2 hour my pain subsided and I had no pain on Saturday. At 4:10 pm Saturday, I passed a kidney stone the size of a small peppercorn. I have had kidney stones twice before and it took the usual week and a half to pass them. I am definitely going to use this remedy if I experience any more kidney stones in the future. THANKS FOR YOUR WEB SITE.
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Posted by Pam (Vermont) on 07/04/2006
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On 6/26/06 I was taken to hospital where I was diagnosed with a 3mm kidney stone. I was discharged and instructed to drink massive quantities of water and take Ibuprofen as needed as the stone could take anywhere from 1 day to 1 month to pass. I scheduled a follow up appointment with Urologist ("earliest appointment" 7/11). Needless to say; the pain and discomfort was unbearable. On 7/03 I found this website and decided to try the lemon juice/olive oil. I drank the mixture at 7 p.m. followed by a large glass of water. At 10 a.m. today; I passed not one, but TWO stones. Happy Independence Day!!!!! And yes; I Believe!
